Burke litwin

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Burke – Litwin model: Burke, W. (1992), Journal of Management, (Vol.18, No. 3, p. 523-545).

When a company changes its mode of operation, it is often a certain chaos that settle between its various parts and the external environment. The Burke-Litwin model is a theory of change, in which certain changes in elements are the cause of changes in other elements. With this model, companies can prevent what factors will affect which factor and so know how to react and apply some change with a lower risk taking. The model is organized around twelve organizational dimensions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

External environment Mission and strategy Leadership Organizational culture Structure Management practices

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Systems Climate within the work unit Tasks and individual skills Individual values and needs Motivation Individual and organizational performance


 Theory that some changes in elements are the cause of changes in other elements. We can resume the model in 4 steps: 1 - Transformational change occurs in response to the external environment, which directly affects the mission, strategy, leadership, and culture of the enterprise. 2 - Alternatively, the transactional factors are affected: structure, systems, management procedures, and work climate. 3 - These transformational and transactional factors together affect motivation, which in turn affects performance. 4 - There is a feedback loop: organizational performance can directly impact the external environment. Why do we use it? •

Analysis of organizational change

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Understanding the Change of Organizations

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Change Management Organizations

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Predicting Change of Organizations

When does it work well (strong points)? 
 For a synthesis: the framework integrates the main factors of change. For analyse the impact of the external environment. For analyse hierarchy and causality between the elements. For seeing the whole set of variables that influence and are influenced by the organizational climate and those influenced by the organizational culture. Limitations: The model is a little complex, although still a simplification of the reality. Some organizational changes can be initiated by the leadership or internal factors rather than the external environment.

Reference : https://www.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/humanresources/ documents/learningdevelopment/understanding_drivers_for_change.pdf https://www.12manage.com/methods_burke_litwin_model_fr.html https://www.brighthubpm.com/change-management/86867-explaining-theburke-litwin-change-model/